Soccer report

[susandennis]

I don't know too much about soccer. Actually, I don't know much about any sport except baseball. When they say a baseball game starts at 7:05, that generally means that the first pitch is going to be thrown out within a minute or two of 7:05. Apparently soccer is different. Tonight's game was advertised for 8 p.m. At 8:25 I heard this guy singing (beautifully) the Canadian national anthem. Then I heard some other singing that was not to identifiable but I'm guessing was maybe the United States national anthem. Now I hear nothing but I can see people in the stands.

It's really cool to see people in the stands after spending more than two years watching them grow the sucker from a few rocks. I cannot see the field itself but I can see a lot of the seating. Oh, now they are clapping. I'm glad to hear something. They sure are quiet. I'm thinking football is going to be a bit different, sound wise.

Comments

[rho]

footbal (soccer. Wahtever) matches in Britain are advertised as, eg, 4pm kick-off, that is, the time they actually start playing, and the crowds are rarely even remotely quiet. I'd guess that baseball (which I don't understand at all, fwiw) over here would be like what you just described.

[susandennis]

Since this is the first time I've had anyone in the stadium, I couldn't tell if it was the game, the crowd or the stadium... I finally did hear cheering and the goals being scored. This morning's paper said the game was delayed - they offered no clues as to why. There were 25,500 people there. The stadium, expected to be full for American football, holds more than 70,000. Should be interesting.